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NASA sent a spacecraft toward the sun - then the impossible happened

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe became the fastest object ever built when it flew through the Sun’s outer atmosphere at more than ...

See it: Sun creates stunning 'solar fireworks show'

A strong X1.3 solar flare produced a striking red, white and blue display in imagery from the Solar Dynamics Observatory over ...
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NASA is about to 'touch' the sun. Here's what you need to know.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Parker Solar Probe is about to make its closest approach to the sun. The spacecraft will fly within 3.8 million miles of ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe may have found the missing piece behind the sun’s hottest mystery

One of the biggest unanswered questions in solar physics may have gained an unexpected new lead. Researchers analyzing ...
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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has survived the closest-ever Sun flyby

The Parker Solar Probe signaled to operators that it was still operating normally after traveling within 3.8 million miles of the Sun’s surface on Christmas Eve. The Parker Solar Probe signaled to ...
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The sun is at its 11-year maximum. That means another year of eruptions that can endanger satellites, ground flights, and spark stunning auroras.

Thanks to the sun, we're in the middle of the best time to see the northern lights — and maybe the worst time to be a satellite. NASA announced Tuesday that the sun is in the "maximum phase" of its 11 ...
Phys.org

NASA solar probe to make its closest ever pass of sun

NASA's pioneering Parker Solar Probe is poised to make its closest-ever approach of the sun on Christmas Eve, a record-setting 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) from the surface. Launched in ...
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When will we know if NASA’s Parker Solar Probe survived ‘touching’ the sun?

On December 24, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe attempted to “touch” the sun and emerge unscathed. The closest approach ever made by a human-made object to our nearest star saw the spacecraft come within ...
Newsweek

NASA’s Parker Probe Set to Pass Venus Before Record-Breaking Sun Orbit

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Parker Solar Probe is gearing up for a final swing past Venus on ...
Forbes

What NASA’s Historic Sun Mission Today Has To Do With 2024’s Northern Lights And Eclipse

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Artist’s concept of the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft ...
Phys.org

NASA analysis shows sun's activity ramping up

The sun has become increasingly active since 2008, a new NASA study shows. Solar activity is known to fluctuate in cycles of 11 years, but there are longer-term variations that can last decades. Case ...
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NASA is about to 'touch' the sun. Here's what you need to know.

Parker Solar Probe is humanity's first mission to a star.NASA/Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory The fastest human-made object is hurtling toward the sun at this very moment, approaching speeds ...